>> WE ARE READY TO BEGIN ON
APRIL EIGHT, 2019.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
BEFORE WE BRING UP OUR
LEGISLATIVE TEAM, I WANT TO
GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON THE
EXCITING APPLICATION PROCESS FOR
THE VACANT COUNCILMEMBER
POSITION.
I HAVE A DOCUMENT TO HANDOUT,
WHICH IS JUST A PRELIMINARY
LIST OF APPLICANTS.
LET ME SORT OF GIVE A SUMMARY
TO YOU AND THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS SORT OF HOT OFF THE
PRESS.
I HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT THIS
DOCUMENT.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE WAS
FRIDAY, APRIL FIVE.
PRELIMINARILY, WE WOULD
DETERMINE 13 ARE ELIGIBLE BASED
ON RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS IN
THE DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT 4.
THE CITY CLERK WILL DISTRIBUTE
A BINDER OF THE QUALIFIED
APPLICATIONS TO US NO LATER
THAN TOMORROW.
THE APPLICATION MATERIALS FOR
THE APPLICATION WILL BE POSTED
ONLINE TOMORROW, AS WELL.
EARLIER, IF POSSIBLE BUT THE
DEADLINE IS TOMORROW, TUESDAY.
8 NEWS RELEASE WILL GO OUT
LATER TODAY TO DESCRIBE THE
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.
LET ME JUST SORT OF WALK
THROUGH THE CHRONOLOGY IF
EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED.
FIRST, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC
FORUM ON APRIL 12, WHICH IS
FRIDAY AT 5:30.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC
FORUM IS TO INVOLVE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS,
RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, WHOEVER
FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE VESTED
TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC
FORUM, FOR THEM TO GIVE INPUT,
AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE
CANDIDATES.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A FEW
INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS.
I THINK THE NAACP ARE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, AS
WELL AS THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION
. THEY HAD SOME QUESTIONS, SO I
AM ASSUMING BASED ON THEIR
QUESTIONS, THEY ARE INTERESTED.
THE DEADLINE, THE THOUGHT WAS
ORGANIZATIONS WOULD DRIVE THIS,
BUT WE DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A
LOT OF INTEREST, SO WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW SOME FLEXIBILITY IF THE
COMMUNITY WANTS TO DRIVE IT,
BUT WE ARE GOING TO HOLD IT IN
BELINDA'S ROOM APRIL 12.
WE HAVE ASKED BRIAN CALLAHAN
RIGHT NOW AS SORT OF A DEFAULT
PERSON.
I DON'T WANT TO CALL HIM A
DEFAULT BUT HE IS THE HOST OF
THE CHANNEL AND HE WILL SORT OF
MODERATE IT, BUT THE THOUGHT IS
WE WILL HAVE TABLES WITH
ORGANIZATIONS, ALL OF THE
CANDIDATES THERE, AND HAVE A
TRULY RICH CONVERSATION BETWEEN
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE
CANDIDATES.
THAT'S FRIDAY.
WE WILL HAVE A SLUSHIE SPECIAL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 HERE.
THAT IS WHERE IS APPLICANTS
WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
PRESENTATION.
THEY WILL HAVE TIME TO TALK TO
US.
WE CAN ASK THEM QUESTIONS.
IT WILL BE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION
ON REVIEWING THESE FINE
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE APPLIED.
ON APRIL 22nd, IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, WE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC VOTE AND WE WILL SEE
WHERE THAT LEADS.
IF WE CANNOT REACH A MAJORITY
VOTE ON THE CANDIDATES, WE KEEP
VOTING UNTIL WE GET ONE.
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL START THAT
PROCESS, MAYBE ON APRIL 22nd,
MONDAY.
THE FORMAT FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM
IS STILL SORT OF BEING WORKED
OUT, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE ARE
LOOKING AND THE GENERAL FORMAT,
INTRODUCTIONS OF THE APPLICANTS,
GIVING THEM AMPLE TIME TO
RESPOND, THE USUAL Q&A.
BUT CERTAINLY THEY WILL GET TO
EXPLAIN WHY THEY ARE INTERESTED
IN APPLYING.
AGAIN, THE PROCESS HAS BEEN
PUBLICLY POSTED.
I WANTED TO DESCRIBE IT.
LET ME PASS THIS OUT WHILE I
DESCRIBED THAT.
THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY LIST.
TAKE ONE AND PASS IT DOWN.
OF ALL THE PEOPLE EVEN THOSE WE
THINK ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
I THINK IT'S A TWO-PAGE
DOCUMENT.
>> MISTER PRESIDENT?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> DID ANY COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS APPLY TO ORGANIZE
THE FRIDAY FORUM?
>> NOT NECESSARILY TO ORGANIZE,
BUT TO PARTICIPATE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS
GAUGE THE INTEREST LEVEL.
THE TWO I MENTIONED, THE NAACP,
AND THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION
JUST ASKS QUESTIONS.
IF I'M READING BETWEEN THE
LINES, PERHAPS THEY WANT TO
PLAY A STRONGER ROLE.
WE WILL FLUSH THAT OUT LATER
TODAY BUT THAT'S A NEW PROCESS,
THE WHOLE PUBLIC FORUM PROCESS.
IT'S A NEW ORDINANCE.
THE LAST TIME, WE HAD A GREAT
TURNOUT, SO NO IS THE SHORT
ANSWER.
WE DID A LOT OF MAILING TO A
LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS, OVER 34,
I THINK.
I'M TRYING TO SEE WHO WOULD BE
INTERESTED.
>> SO FOLKS WERE NOTIFIED OF
THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO
ORGANIZE AND YOU SAID WE
REACHED OUT TO 34
ORGANIZATIONS?
>> I BELIEVE.
I WANT TO MISSTATE THE PROCESS.
I KNOW THE CLOCK AND OUR STAFF
COMPLIED WITH THE ORDINANCE, SO
I AM ASSUMING THEY DID, BUT THE
BOTTOM LINE IS IF THE WORD IS
NOT AS STRONG AS IT SHOULD BE,
WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET IT OUT.
QUITE CANDIDLY, WE ARE TRYING
TO HAVE THAT PROCESS COMMUNITY
DRIVEN.
DO YOU HAVE ORGANIZATIONS YOU
KNOW?
>> NO, BUT I THINK I GOT THE
SAME EMAIL EVERYONE ELSE GOT
QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT
FOLKS KNEW IN ADVANCE LATE LAST
WEEK THAT THERE WAS THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
>> OF COURSE, THE CHANGES WERE
NOT MADE LAST WEEK.
THE PUBLIC FORUM POSTED ONLINE
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 25th.
WILL HE BE A PUBLIC FORUM?
YES, ON APRIL 12, 2019.
NO ONE HAS REALLY APPLIED TO
PARTICIPATE ON THE FORM, BUT
THE NAACP DID MAIL US ON
FRIDAY, APRIL FIFTH, ASKING TO
BE PART OF THE FOR HIM.
IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST, WE
WOULD RATHER HAVE THE COMMUNITY
DRIVE THAT BUT IN THE ABSENCE
OF THAT, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE
HAVE A RICH FORM.
IF KATIE WANTS TO PLAY A ROLE
IN HELPING ORGANIZER GETTING
THE WORD OUT, IN MY OPINION, IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
JUST AS MUCH PARTICIPATION, AS
POSSIBLE.
WE CAN EVEN CHANGE THE FORMAT
AROUND THE DAY BEFORE TO MAKE
SURE WE GET MEANINGFUL
PARTICIPATION FROM THE
CANDIDATES AND THE ORGANIZATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
EVERYBODY GOOD ON THAT?
LET ME REPEAT THE WHOLE PROCESS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
WE WON'T DO THE FULL PREVIEW.
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE ON THAT
PROCESS, WHY DOESN'T THE TEAM
COME FORWARD?
WE WILL HAVE OUR LEGISLATIVE
SESSION UPDATE.
>> LILY WILSON-CODEGA, OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
>> CARON CARGIL, STATE
DIRECTOR.
>> CHRISTINA POSTLEWAIT, STATE
LOBBYIST.
BUT THINGS ARE MOVING VERY
QUICKLY, NOT THAT ANYONE IS
COUNTING ON THIS SIDE OF THE
TABLE.
BOTH CHAMBERS ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF RECONCILING THEIR
OPERATING AND TRANSPORTATION
BUDGET.
THINGS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
QUICKLY.
WE ARE ALSO QUICKLY APPROACHING
THE FISCAL COMMITTEE CUT OFF
DEADLINE TOMORROW, SO WE SHOULD
SEE SOME ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT
TONIGHT AND THEN TOMORROW, BUT
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
CARON.
>> LAST WEEK ALWAYS I LOT OF
ACTION ON THE BUDGET SIDE.
I THINK IT WAS OUR FIRST
INDICATION WHEN RUMORS STARTED
CIRCULATING THERE MIGHT BE
SPECIAL SESSIONS.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
WE SENT OUT SOME RELATIVELY
DETAILED OUTLINES ABOUT WHAT
WAS INCLUDED IN THE DIFFERENT
BUDGETS CONSIDERED ON THE
INITIAL PROPOSALS.
I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOUR OFFICES
FOLLOWED UP ABOUT SPECIFIC
PROJECTS YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
ON, SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS,
PLEASE REACH OUT AND I'M HAPPY
TO CONFIRM WHETHER SOMETHING
HAS MADE IT THROUGH THIS STAGE.
ON THE OPERATING SIDE, THEY ARE
IN THE NEGOTIATIONS PHASE.
EACH CHAMBER HAS PASSED OUT
THEIR BUDGET GOING OUT FOR
NEGOTIATIONS.
SAME WITH THE TRANSPORTATION
BUDGET.
THE CAPITAL BUDGET IS THE ONLY
ONE THAT HAS NOT MOVED OFF THE
SENATE FLOOR.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT TODAY
OR EARLY THIS WEEK.
THEN THEY WILL CONTINUE WITH
NEGOTIATIONS ON THAT.
THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION
ON THE REVENUE SIDE.
I'M SURE YOU SAW BOTH OF THE
BUDGETS WOULD RELY ON A TIERED
REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX.
THE PROPOSALS ARE SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT.
THE SENATE HAS A LOWER
THRESHOLD.
FOR UNDER $250,000, THERE IS A
LOWER RATE AND LINK IS UP FOR
HIGHER-PRICED HOMES.
AND A HIGHER RATE FOR $1.5
MILLION AND $1.7 MILLION.
THOSE ANTICIPATED TO BRING IN
SOME OF THE REVENUE WE WOULD
POTENTIALLY BE CONSIDERING TO
BALANCE THE BUDGET.
CAPITAL GAINS, THE HOUSE BUDGET
RELIES ON A CAPITAL GAINS TAX.
THE SENATE IS CONSIDERING
CAPITAL GAINS BUT THE BUDGET IS
NOT RELIANT ON IT, SO IF THEY
WERE ABLE TO PASS CAPITAL
GAINS, THEY WOULD USE THAT
MONEY TO OFFSET TAXES FOR LOWER
INCOME FAMILIES AND MIDDLE-
CLASS FAMILIES.
ALL OF THAT WILL BE NEGOTIATED
THROUGH THE OSHIE HAITIAN
PROCESS.
I SAY THERE IS A CLEAR PATH FOR
EITHER PROPOSAL AT THIS STAGE.
IT'S BEING CONSIDERED RIGHT
NOW.
WE WILL KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED
AS ALL THOSE THINGS CONTINUE TO
MOVE THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET
BEFORE I MOVE ON TO EDUCATION?
SO, ON PAGE 3, HOUSE BILL 2158,
THE WORKFORCE EDUCATION
LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD BY
REPRESENTATIVE HANSEN, THIS
KIND OF IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE
HOUSE REVENUE BILLS.
THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE STATE
NEED GRANT AND REPLACE IT WITH
THE WASHINGTON COLLEGE GRANT
PROGRAM.
THEY WOULD MAKE IT AN
ENTITLEMENT, SO THE STATE GIVES
A CHUNK OF MONEY RIGHT NOW AND
THEN IT IS JUST KIND OF WENT
DOWN.
THERE ARE STILL STUDENTS
NEEDING THESE SERVICES ABOVE
WHAT THE STATE IS ABLE TO
ALLOCATE, SO THE HOUSE IS
PROPOSING TO PUT FORWARD A
SURCHARGE ON PLACES THAT WOULD
BRING IN REVENUE TO MAKE THIS A
DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION.
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE
SENATE.
I THINK THE HOUSE PROPOSAL
WOULD BE FOR FAMILIES AT 70% OF
THE MEDIAN INCOME AND THE
SENATE WAS 50, SO THERE IS
ADDITIONAL NEED ON THAT SIDE
BUT THE BILL WAS SCHEDULED FOR
EXECUTIVE SESSION LAST WEEK.
IT WAS NOT MOVED OUT, SO WE ARE
CONTINUING TO MONITOR THAT BUT
IT ALSO INCLUDED THIS LARGE
HIGHER EDUCATION PROPOSAL, AND
INCLUDED THE WASHINGTON STATE
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP MATCH.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD
HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT
úWERE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATIG
IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION DOLLARS.
SENATE 51 THREE, THIS IS
REGARDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
LEVY LEAD.
I BRING THIS UP EVERY TIME BUT
AS YOU KNOW, McCLARIE HAD
CHANGED THE WAY THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WERE ABLE TO COLLECT
THEIR LOCAL LEVIES AND SPECIFIC
TO SEATTLE, THIS CREATED SOME
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BUT IT
HARDSHIPS.
THEY ARE ANTICIPATING A $40
MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL IN THE
COMING YEAR.
A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS IN
OLYMPIA HAVE BEEN ABOUT HOW
THEY WOULD EXPAND THAT, IF
THEY'RE GOING TO LIFT THAT LED
TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
COLLECT MORE.
>> WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION?
IS ECHOING TO PASS THIS YEAR?
>> I THINK WE WILL SEE
SOMETHING BUT THAT'S ALL
SPECULATION.
PART OF WHAT I WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT TODAY IS IN THE
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
MEETING NEXT WEEK THERE WAS A
LITTLE BIT OF BLOB AT THE BILL.
THIS IS ABOUT 1:30 IN THE
MORNING.
THERE WERE TWO AMENDMENTS FROM
ON THE PROPOSAL, ONE THAT WOULD
DOLLARS TO GO TOWARD CHARTER -
SCHOOLS, WHICH IS PRETTY
CONTENTIOUS IN OLYMPIA, WOULD
PUT SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR
TEACHER SALARIES.
THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS WERE
NEEDED TO MOVE THE BILL OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
THE HOUSE HAS NOT HAD THIS IN
THEIR PROPOSAL AND IT IS
SIMILAR TO THE LOCAL LEVY LEFT,
BUT NOW THE SENATE PROPOSAL HAS
THESE PIECES WITH A SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGE.
IT WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL
CHALLENGES FOR THE BUDGET
NEGOTIATIONS.
WA HAS BEEN LOBBYING TO HAVE A
LOT OF THOSE PIECES REMOVED, BUT
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE WERE
ON THE SAME PAGE.
NOW, THEY ARE ON DIFFERENT
PAGES.
BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A
CONTENTIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE OF
THE TIMELINE, THAT IS ONE OF
THE THINGS WE THINK WOULD
POTENTIALLY BE PUTTING US IN
THE REALM OF NEEDING A SPECIAL
SESSION.
>> I JUST WANT TO REMIND US I'M
TRYING TO KEEP TODAY'S AGENDA
TIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LEVY
MEETING AT 10:30.
>> I AM SORRY IF YOU MENTIONED
THIS, BUT DID YOU SAY ONE OF
THE SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS THAT
WAS NEEDED WAS AROUND CHARTER
SCHOOLS, AND IF YOU CAN JUST
ELABORATE VERY QUICKLY?
>> I GUESS IT WOULD DEPEND ON
WHO YOU ASK.
IT WAS A DEMOCRAT THAT PUT IT
FORWARD BUT IT WOULD ALLOW
STATE DOLLARS TO GO TOWARDS
CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND SOME OF
THE DEMOCRATS.
I WANT TO SAY IT WAS MULLET AND
PLUMBER THAT PUT IT FORWARD,
BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHO PUT,
WHICH FORWARD.
>> OFF-LINE IS FINE BUT COULD
YOU EMAIL ME THE SUBSTANCE OF
THE AMENDMENT?
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO.
>> AND ANY DISCUSSION ON IT.
>> IT WAS AT 1:30 SO I DIDN'T
WATCH IT BUT I READ A COUPLE OF
RECAPS.
I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED IT.
THERE WAS ACKNOWLEDGMENT A LOT
OF PEOPLE WERE UNHAPPY WITH IT
AND FELT THIS WAS WHAT WAS
NEEDED TO MOVE IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
BUDGET PROBLEM FOR SOME OF THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO HAVE THOSE BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS.
MOVING ON TO THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND TRYING TO SPEEDED UP.
IT STARTS ON PAGE 6. 1512 IS ON
PAGE 7. THIS IS CITY LIGHT'S
TOP PARITY BILL.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE
SOME AUTHORITY IN
ELECTRIFICATION ROOM.
WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE IT PULLED
FROM THE BILLS COMMITTEE.
WE ARE AWAITING SENATE FLOOR
ACTION.
ON PAGE 9, NINE AND THREE, THE
MODEL TOXIC CONTROLS BILL, WE
HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT MUCH THIS
YEAR BUT I KNOW IT'S COME UP
QUITE A BIT THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THIS IS THE BIG PROPOSAL THAT
HAS BEEN FORWARD THAT WOULD MAKE
CHANGES TO THE HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE TAX.
AS YOU ARE ALL VERY WELL AWARE,
THE CONTROL ACCOUNT HAS HAD A
LOT OF ISSUES WITH FLUCTUATING
GAS PRICES AND SOME OF THE
MONEY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE
ACCOUNT OVER THE YEARS AND GONE
TO THE GENERAL FUND, SO THERE
HAS BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT
HELPING REFILL THE ACCOUNTS BY
MAKING THESE ADJUSTMENTS.
THEY ARE PROPOSING CONSIDERING
A SUBSTANCE TAX ON PER BARREL.
THIS WOULD RAISE SOME
SIGNIFICANT REVENUE FOR
PROJECTS.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE BECAUSE
WE HAVE TWO VERY LARGE PROJECTS
COMING ONLINE.
THAT'S EAST AND THE LOWER
DUWAMISH.
IT'S A LOST $5 MILLION IN THIS
NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.
THESE NUMBERS DO NOT EXIST
WITHOUT THIS REVENUE.
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR US.
IN GENERAL, I WILL GO QUICKLY
THROUGH THIS ONE.
ON PAGE 10, HOUSE BILL 1403,
THIS IS THE B&O PORTION FORMULA
ADJUSTMENTS, THE SIMPLIFICATION
OF IT.
FAS HAS BEEN REALLY INVOLVED
WITH DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AND
WASHINGTON BUSINESSES TO HELP
SIMPLIFY THE FORMULA.
THERE WAS CONSENSUS LANGUAGE
PUT FORWARD.
SENATE BILL 5163 ON PAGE 12.
IT HAS MOVED OUT OF ITS
COMMITTEES AND THE HOUSE.
IT HASN'T OFFICIALLY BEEN
REFERRED TO RULES YET BUT I
ANTICIPATE SEEING THAT TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY ON PAGE 12, SENATE
BILL 5376 BROUGHT SENATOR
CARLYLE'S PRIVACY BILL.
THAT WAS ABOUT HOW CONSUMER
INFORMATION IS SHARED AND THEIR
RIGHTS ON CONTROLLING HOW IT'S
USED.
THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
ACTION TODAY IN THE HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BACK SHOP.
>> ABOUT THE ARENA TAX ON PAGE
11.
IT'S THE SECOND ITEM DOWN.
DOES THIS ALLOW DEFERRAL?
IT JUST HAS TO BE PAID BY THE
END OF THE 10th YEAR?
>> CORRECT.
>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE
SENATE?
>> IT'S BEING CONSIDERED IN THE
SENATE RIGHT NOW.
IT HAD A PUBLIC HEARING LAST
WEEK.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN
EXEMPT YET, BUT WE ARE
MONITORING IT VERY CLOSELY.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON A FEW
HEALTHCARE BILLS FOR YOU.
ONE, I WANTED TO SHARE RIGHT
OFF THE BAT.
IT'S ON PAGE 13.
IT'S HOUSE BILL 1039.
THIS WOULD MANDATE THAT HIGH
SCHOOLS IN DISTRICTS GREATER
THAN 2000 STUDENTS, AND ALLOW
FOR OTHERS UNDER THAT THRESHOLD
TO OBTAIN AND STORE OPIOID
OVERDOSE MEDICATIONS TO ASSIST
IN AN OPIOID OVERDOSE RELATED
INCIDENT.
OSPI WOULD BE DIAGNOSING
GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
USE.
THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY REALLY
NEEDED RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE ENCOURAGED THAT IT
CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG WITH
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL KEEP YOU APPRISED OF
ANY CHANGES.
>> QUICK QUESTION.
THIS IS NALOXONE, RIGHT?
HAS ANYBODY LOOKED AT BRINGING
IN BUPRENORPHINE?
>> I'M NOT SURE THE SPECIFIC
MEDICATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
I KNOW THERE ARE A FEW OUT
THERE, SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF
THE OSPI TRAINING AND PROGRAM
OVERVIEW PROCESS.
>> WE HAVE SEEN MEDICALLY
ASSISTED TREATMENT, HOW
IMPORTANT THIS IS, SO I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND IN
THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
CAN YOU KEEP ME POSTED?
>> I WILL LOOK INTO THAT.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO PAGE TOP OF 15,
1870, THIS IS THE AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT PROTECTIONS.
THIS WOULD PUT KEY PATIENT
PROTECTIONS SUCH AS BANNING PRE-
EXISTING CONDITIONS AND TO
STATE LAW.
THIS HAS PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS
AND IS NOW HEADED TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR A
SIGNATURE.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
THE PROGRESS ON THE BIG BILL.
AND ALSO, I WANTED TO TALK
BRIEFLY ABOUT THE 1523 ON PAGE
16.
THAT IS A GOVERNOR'S REQUESTED
OPTION BILLS.
THIS INCLUDES ESTABLISHING A
PUBLIC OPTION CALLED CASCADE
CARE, AND WOULD ESTABLISH
STANDARD PLAN DESIGNED FOR
EALTH INSURANCE PLANS SOLD ON
THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW
YEARS INVESTED IN THIS ONE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND
LOOKING INTO OTHER OPTIONS TO
CONTROL COSTS, SUCH AS COST-
SHARING REDUCTIONS.
THE SENATE VERSION THAT IS
BEING DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE
ALSO IN WAYS AND MEANS, SO
SIMULTANEOUS VOTES GOING ON
TODAY.
WE ARE EAGER TO SEE THE
OUTCOMES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
TRYING TO ROLL THROUGH THIS
QUICKLY FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
THAT STARTS ON PAGE 17.
1406, OUR FAVORITE" THE LOCAL
OPTION BOND BILL CONTINUES TO
MOVE ALONG WELL.
THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEARING IN
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
EMILY ALVARADO FROM THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING CAME DOWN AND SPOKE.
SHE DID A REALLY GREAT JOB.
HER COMMENTS WERE REALLY
APPRECIATED THERE.
NOW, WE ARE CONTINUING TO VOTE
IN WAYS AND MEANS TO SEE WHAT
WE NEED TO WORK ON.
THE MAYOR HAS BEEN MAKING PHONE
CALLS ADVOCATING FOR THIS BILL,
AS WELL.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND FIND OUT HOW
WE CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE AND HOW
WE CAN BACK OFF SOMETIMES, BUT
THIS IS A BIG PRIORITY FOR A
LOT OF MEMBERS.
OUR ONLY CONCERN IS THEY MIGHT
LOWER THE RATE.
THEY DID THAT LAST YEAR.
I DO THINK WE HAVE DONE A LOT
OF COALITION BUILDING AND
EDUCATION GOING INTO THIS
SESSION AROUND THIS BILL, SO
THEY ARE LESS WARY OF IT COMING
THEIR WAY.
THEY'VE KNOWN IT FOR A LONG
TIME, BUT WE ARE KEEPING A VERY
CLOSE EYE OUT FOR THEM TO
FIDDLE WITH IT A LITTLE BIT.
THAT WOULD YIELD A LOT LESS
MONEY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
SORRY TWO PAGES OF NOTES HERE.
THE TOP OF PAGE 18, THE
PREVAILING WAGE BILL.
I KNOW A LOT OF YOU PROBABLY
HEARD WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
UNDER THE 2018 LAW, OKAY.
IT PROVIDES PREVAILING WAGES
FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
ARE ESTABLISHED BY WAGE AND
HOUR SURVEYS.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS THERE ENDED
UP BEING A DIFFERENT RATE FOR
RESIDENTIAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION.
THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM, SO
THERE WERE QUITE A FEW MEETINGS
BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND KEY
LEGISLATORS WHO WORK ON
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES.
THIS WOULD ACTUALLY FIX THAT
PROBLEM, WHICH WE KNEW WAS
GOING TO BE A BIG ONE.
IT DID PASS. IT WENT THROUGH
THE CONCURRENCE VOTE THIS PAST
WEEK WITH 93 YEAS AND FIVE
EXCUSED, SO WE WOULD SAY THAT
THEY WIN.
I ALSO WANTED TO TOUCH ON PAGE
-- SORRY.
I AM USUALLY A LITTLE MORE
ORGANIZED.
PAGE 18.
THE HOMELESS STUDENT SUPPORT.
THIS WAS PRIMARILY SPONSORED BY
SENATOR BROUGHT WHICH
ESTABLISHES A POINT OF CONTACT
WITHIN SCHOOLS, AND THE
BUILDING TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT
HOMELESS AND UNACCOMPANIED
HOMELESS YOUTH.
WE KNOW THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS
YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS IS GROWING
AND GROWING.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A
DESIGNATED PERSON TO GO TO FOR
ASSISTANCE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF
ISSUES.
THE BILL ALSO INCLUDES CHANGES
TO TWO GRANT PROGRAMS THAT
CURRENTLY SUPPORT STUDENTS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
IT WAS HEARD BEFORE HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS ON APRIL FIFTH.
WE EXPECT A VOTE SHORTLY.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION?
>> PLEASE.
>> ON THIS PARTICULAR BILL, HOW
DOES THE LEGISLATION DEFINE
HOMELESSNESS?
>> I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF
MY HEAD.
I CAN GET THAT TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ALREADY
HAVE A CURRENT DEFINITION.
I IMAGINE ONE PROBABLY EXISTS
BUT I CAN LET YOU KNOW.
>> I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR
AREA, THROUGH OUR FAMILIES AND
EDUCATION LEVY HERE AT THE CITY,
THIS IS A NEW AREA OF
INVESTMENT FOR US, AS A CITY IN
THE LEVY PACKAGE AND THE PLAN
BEING CONSIDERED IN MY
COMMITTEE.
WE ARE PROPOSING A FOCUS ON
STUDENTS WITHIN THE K-12 SYSTEM
THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS BEING DEFINED AS
HOUSING UNSTABLE, SO ABOUT 64%
OF THE STUDENTS IN THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT ARE
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ARE NOT ACTUALLY
HOMELESS.
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING HOUSING
INSTABILITY. IN MOST CASES,
THAT MEANS THEY ARE DOUBLED UP,
SO THEY ARE SLEEPING ON COUCHES,
THERE ARE DOUBLED UP FAMILIES.
THEY ARE STILL EXPERIENCING
HOUSING INSTABILITY, BUT THEY
ARE NOT ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THAT IS, AGAIN, ABOUT 64% OF
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
POPULATION THAT FALLS INTO THAT
CATEGORY, SO IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS AT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, ARE
PROPOSING FOCUSING ON THAT
PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE
POPULATION BECAUSE THAT IS THE
LARGEST POPULATION AND THAT IS
THE MOST COMMON WAY THAT
STUDENTS EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS.
WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE US
LIFTING THOSE FACTS UP FOR
LEGISLATORS IN OLYMPIA TO MAKE
SURE THEY UNDERSTAND DEFINING
HOMELESSNESS COULD LEAVE A LOT
OF KIDS BEHIND.
THE McKINNEY ACT UNFORTUNATELY
REQUIRES YOU TO BE ACTUALLY
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
ORDER FOR YOU TO ACCESS
PARTICULAR BENEFITS AS A RESULT
OF THAT PROGRAM, SO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT ALIGNING
THE DEFINITION TIGHTLY TO WHAT
THE FEDERAL LAW DOES BECAUSE
THAT WILL NOT MEET THE FULL
LEADS OF MOST STUDENTS WHO ARE
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
>> I KNOW AN ONGOING
CONVERSATION THAT KEEPS
HAPPENING, AND IT HAS FOR
YEARS, SINCE I WORKED DOWN
THERE, IS THAT WE CAN PUMP A
LOT OF MONEY INTO SCHOOLS, AND
INTO IMPROVING OUR TEACHER
SALARY, BUILDING SEVERAL SCHOOLS
FOR STUDENTS, BUT A STUDENT
CAN'T LEARN A LESSON KNOW WHERE
THEY ARE GOING TO SLEEP AND GET
THEIR FOOD THAT MIGHT.
IT'S NOT A SUSTAINABLE
SITUATION, SO I CAN PLAY THOSE
CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING AND I
WILL BE SURE TO BRING THAT UP.
>> MY OFFICE HAS A LOT OF
RESEARCH AROUND THIS PARTICULAR
POINT, AND IF IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE THOSE DATA
POINTS, PLEASE COVERAGE OUT TO
MY OFFICE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT.
>> I WANTED TO ALSO TALK ABOUT
A BILL THAT IS A LITTLE BILL.
IT COULD GET KNOCKED DOWN.
BUT IT KEEPS GETTING BROUGHT
BACK.
IT'S THE EXEMPTION FOR CITY
SANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS AND
SHELTERS.
IT CAME OUT OF THE SENATE WITH
A COUPLE PROBLEMATIC
AMENDMENTS.
MOSTLY, NOT PERMITTING THE USE
OF I'M SORRY.
>>'S WHICH ONE?
>> 5946.
THE LAST ONE ON PAGE 19.
IT CAME OUT OF THE SENATE WITH
PROBLEMATIC AMENDMENTS, SUCH AS
A PROHIBITION ON ALCOHOL AND
DRUGS.
TYPICALLY USED, IT WOULD HAVE
REALLY PREVENTED US FROM DOING
OUR OWN CONTRACTING WITH THEIR
OWN SERVICE PROVIDER, PROXIMITY
TO SCHOOLS, THE SCHOOL'S
DEFINITION IS SO BROAD AS TO
INCLUDE EARLY LEARNING CENTERS,
DAY CARES, AND WE DID A LOT OF
GREAT WORK WITH REPRESENTATIVE
FITZGIBBON AND SENATOR DUANE.
FITZGIBBON'S COMMITTEE AND ALL
OF THOSE NASTY AMENDMENTS CAME
OUT, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT, AND IT IS STILL
CHUGGING ALONG, SO NOW IT'S IN
RULES.
WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THIS
ONE.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE GREAT
BILLS THAT COULD HAVE AN
IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON OUR
COMMUNITY.
WHILE I AM IN HOUSING,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I KNOW
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT DOING
THIS BUT I WOULD LOVE TO CALL
YOUR OFFICE AND SCHEDULE A TIME
TO TALK ABOUT TENANT
PROTECTIONS, PROBABLY EARLY
THIS WEEK, JUST TO MAKE SURE I
HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU
WERE TRYING TO GET ACROSS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE UPDATE ON
THE EVICTION REFORM BILL IS
POSITIVE?
>> YEAH, EVERYTHING IS MOVING
FORWARD.
>> GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS.
I DIDN'T SEE NOTICE OR MENTION
IN THE HOUSING SECTION.
I QUICKLY LOOKED THROUGH SOME
OF THE OTHERS THINKING IT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT
NONE OF THE PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION BILLS MOVE FORWARD
FOR SENIORS?
>> WE DO HAVE ONE.
>> THEY ARE IN THE BUDGETS,
TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S FOR SENIORS AND
VETERANS, AS WELL.
>> AND IT'S ALLOWING LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS?
>> IT'S TIED TO MEDIAN COUNTY
INCOME.
>> SORRY.
IT'S ACTUALLY 5160.
IT WOULD MODIFY THE QUALIFYING
INCOME THRESHOLDS TO LOW INCOME
SENIORS, INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES AND VETERANS WITH
TAXES TO BE LEVIED IN 2022.
IT ADJUSTS THE DISABILITY
RATING QUALIFICATION FOR THE
VETERANS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
TO 80%.
>> I WOULD FLAG IN ADDITION TO
THAT, THE WAY THE HOUSE AND THE
SENATE ARE LOOKING AT THEM, THE
BIG POINT OF CONVERSATION IS
THE DATE THAT IT BECOMES ACTIVE
BECAUSE IF IT GOES IN BEFORE
2022, THERE IS SOME REVENUE
THEY HAVE TO FULFILL ON THE
STATESIDE BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THE McCLARIE PROPERTY TAX WENT
THROUGH.
>> IF THERE AREN'T ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSING
PORTFOLIO -- COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> MY TWO FAVORITE BILLS.
1923, DID WE GET A BRIEF
UPDATE?
>> IT HAS CONTINUED TO MOVE
ALONG.
>> I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT THE
FOLKS WHO PROBABLY RECEIVED
THIS MAGAZINE, REGULARLY
GOVERNING, THEY DID A FEATURE ON
A PIECE THAT WASHINGTON STATE
IS CONSIDERING INCLUDING 1923
AND UNDERSCORED WHAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT,
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE
THOSE STATE PARTNERS FOR
CREATING HOUSING OPTIONS AND
DENSITY THROUGHOUT OUR STATES,
AND CITIES TRULY ARE RELYING ON
THESE STATE PARTNERS, SO I
THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION IT
BECAUSE IT CAME OUT THIS
MORNING AND THEY WILL TALK
ABOUT THE ADDED LEGISLATION, AS
WELL.
>> WHICH PASSED OUT OF HOUSE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
THAT BILL HAS BEEN A REALLY
GREAT EFFORT TO FOCUS ON A
POLICY DISCUSSION AND GOAL.
IT'S REALLY BROUGHT A LOT OF
PEOPLE TOGETHER.
>> MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SECTION, I AM GOING TO
START ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 18.
BUT SOME OF THE COUNCIL'S
SIGNIFICANT PRIORITIES THAT ARE
CONTINUING TO ADVANCE,
INCLUDING RAPE IN THE THIRD
DEGREE SPONSORED BY SENATOR
ORWELL LIMITING THE CLEAR
EXPRESSION OF LACK OF CONSENT
TO PROVE RAPE IN THE THIRD
DEGREE.
THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AND
MADE IT OUT OF SENATE LAW AND
JUSTICE.
IT HAS ALREADY MOVED TO SENATE
RULES.
HOUSE BILL 1016 ALSO ON THE
BOTTOM OF PAGE 19, SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE COLLIER, WOULD
CONNECT SURVIVORS TO PROVIDERS
AND PUT PENALTIES IN PLACE FOR
HOSPITALS THAT DON'T COMPLY WITH
REFERRAL REQUIREMENTS.
EXCUSE ME.
THAT IS ACTUALLY AN UPDATE.
THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS FROM
THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AROUND
SOME OF THOSE PENALTIES.
THE $2000 PENALTY HAS SINCE
BEEN REMOVED IN THIS VERSION OF
THE LEGISLATION.
I KNOW THAT IS PROBABLY
DISAPPOINTING TO SEVERAL OF YOU
WHO MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SPELL,
BUT I THINK THE ADVOCATES FEEL
STRONGLY THAT CONTINUING TO
MOVE IT FORWARD WITHOUT A MAJOR
STAKEHOLDER OPPOSING WILL BE
IMPORTANT AND UNDERSTANDING
THOSE CHANGES WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO BE PURSUED IN
FUTURE SESSIONS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE ALSO AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL.
SEXUAL ASSAULT, HOUSE BILL 1166
ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 20,
ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE ORWALL
PROPOSAL WOULD ADDRESS THE
BACKLOG OF UNTESTED SEXUAL
ASSAULT GETS IN WASHINGTON
STATE.
THAT'S A REMARKABLE BILL.
JUST GIVEN THE FISCAL
IMPLICATIONS, AND THE LEVEL OF
SUPPORT IT HAS RECEIVED AT THIS
POINT, PASSING THE HOUSE
UNANIMOUSLY ON MARCH SIX.
IT WAS ALSO MOVED OUT OF LAW
AND JUSTICE, AND HAS MOVED TO
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS.
ON THE TOP OF PAGE 21, I WILL
MOVE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
THIS IS A REPRESENTATIVE
JENKINS PROPOSAL THAT WOULD
REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
TO SECURE FIREARMS WHEN
RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CALLS.
THAT PASSED THE HOUSE 60 TO 38
ON MARCH FIFTH.
PASSED OUT OF SENATE LAW AND
JUSTICE ON THE 2nd AND HAS BEEN
REFERRED TO RULES.
A LOT OF MOVEMENT THERE.
A BILL THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN
ADVANCING IN THE MIDDLE OF PAGE
22 HOUSE BILL 2713 SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE MUSBURGER WHAT
CREATE TRAINING AND POSITION
LIAISONS TO CREATE BEST
PRACTICES RELATED TO MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUSWOMEN.
WITH FOLLOWED UP WITH THAT
REPRESENTATIVE ON COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ'S COORDINATION WITH
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP AS SOON AS WE
HEAR BACK FROM HER.
DEATH PENALTY ELIMINATION, VERY
EXCITING POLICY.
I HAD A CHANCE TO TOUCH BASE
WITH COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
TOWARDS THE TOP OF PAGE 4, THAT
IS SENATE BILL 5339 SPONSORED
BY SENATOR CARLYLE.
THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE DEATH
PENALTY IN STATUTE FOLLOWING
THE SUPREME COURT RULING THAT
FOUND THE DEATH PENALTY TO BE
ARBITRARILY APPLIED AND
RACIALLY BIASED.
THAT BILL PASSED THE SENATE 28-
19 ON FEBRUARY 15.
IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SAFETY ON
THE FIRST AND HAS BEEN REFERRED
TO HOUSE RULES.
THE GOVERNOR HAS ANNOUNCED
PUBLICLY HE WILL SIGN IT, SO
EXCITING MOVEMENT THERE.
BRIEFLY, I WILL TRY TO MOVE
THROUGH THESE QUICKLY.
UNDER SAFETY NET AND CIVIL
RIGHTS ON THE TOP OF PAGE 25,
REPRESENTATIVE HANSEN'S NEW
HOPE ACT OR CERTIFICATES OF
DISCHARGE HOUSE BILL 1041, THIS
WOULD ADDRESS BARRIERS TO
EMPLOYMENT HOUSING AND OTHER
OBSTACLES BY EXPANDING
ELIGIBILITY TO VACATE CERTAIN
NONVIOLENT CRIMINAL RECORDS.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL ON
HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE SYSTEMIC
ISSUES.
THIS IS A GREAT STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
THAT PASSED THE HOUSE 95-0 ON
MARCH FIRST.
AND THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY ON
APRIL THIRD.
HARASSMENT 1692, MIDDLE OF PAGE
26, WOULD PUT DISCLOSURE
PROTECTIONS IN PLACE FOR
EMPLOYEES REPORTING SEXUAL
HARASSMENT.
THAT BILL ALSO PASSED THE HOUSE
90-0. IT WAS MOVED FROM TRIBAL
AFFAIRS ON THE 2nd.
WAGE AND SALARY INFORMATION
ALSO TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
26, HOUSE BILL 1696 SPONSORED
BY REPRESENTATIVE DOLAN WOULD
EXPAND ON THE LAST SESSION'S
EQUAL PAY VICTORY BY PROHIBITING
EMPLOYERS FROM ASKING ABOUT A
FORMER PAY HISTORY.
THAT PASSED 56-40.
AND HAS ALSO BEEN REFERRED TO
RULES.
LASTLY, I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE
LGBTQ COMMISSION ON THE TOP OF
PAGE 27 THAT WOULD ESTABLISH
THE COMMISSION WITHIN THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THAT BILL IS
MOVING HAVING PASSED THE SENATE
34-14 ON MARCH 6. PROBABLY
HAVING A LOT TO DO WITH THE
LETTER COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AUTHORED AND GOT GREAT
RESPONSES AROUND.
>> IF I COULD SPEAK FOR A
MOMENT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
HARD WORK.
WE HAD WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS
WITH SENATOR WILSON.
WE SENT A LETTER, AS WELL.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE
TALKING TO HER, LEARNING A LOT
MORE ABOUT THE IMPETUS BEHIND
THIS AND HOW WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD, AND HOW WE ARE GOING
TO GET FUNDING FOR THIS
COMMISSION.
THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO KAREN TO TALK ABOUT OUR
TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES.
>> SCOOTERS.
1772.
THAT MOVES OUT OF SENATE
TRANSPORTATION LAST WEEK.
THERE WERE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE PUT ON THE BILL.
THESE WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY
THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
THE MAIN FOCUS OF IT WAS
ESSENTIALLY SOME DISCLOSURE
INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE
DRIVERS, AND THE INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T THINK THIS WAS
EVERYTHING THEY HAD WANTED TO
SEE AMENDMENT WISE, SO OUR
UNDERSTANDING IS INTERIM
CONVERSATIONS WILL CONTINUE.
THE BILL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE RULES
COMMITTEE.
I DON'T SEE ANY BIG CHALLENGES
STANDING IN FRONT OF IT RIGHT
NOW, BUT THE ISSUE WILL LIKELY
COME UP AGAIN OVER THE INTERIM.
WE WILL ENGAGE IN THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WHEN THE TIME
COMES.
THIS ISN'T UNTIL THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTION, BUT I
DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT.
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A LOT
GOING ON WITH THAT ONE.
THE BILL ITSELF TECHNICALLY IS
NOT ALIVE IN THE HOUSE.
IT FAILED TO BE PULLED TO THE
FLOOR FROM THE HOUSE BEFORE THE
HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUT OFF.
WE ATTEMPTED TO REVIVE IT IN
THE SENATE BY DOING A BUDGET
PROVISION IN THE BUDGET
TRANSPORTATION. THE SENATORS
WERE VERY GRACIOUS AND PUT THE
AMENDMENT FORWARD.
WE WERE HOPING IT WAS GOING TO
PASS THROUGH, BUT UNFORTUNATELY
IT FAILED TO HANG AND WAS NOT
ADOPTED INTO THE BUDGET.
WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT
ALTERNATIVES, AND WE'RE
POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT MAKING
OUR BILL IN THE HOUSE,
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
BUDGET.
ONE OF THE CONCEPTS WE WERE
WORKING ON A REVENUE SHARING
CONCEPT IN THERE, SO THAT SOME
OF THE REVENUE THAT WOULD BE
GENERATED BY THIS ENFORCEMENT
WOULD GO TOWARDS PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY PROGRAMS AT THE STATE,
SO WE ARE MOVING THE CONCEPT
BACK TO THE HOUSE IN AN EFFORT
TO MAKE IT NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET.
IT WON'T OFFICIALLY POP UP AS
ALIVE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WOULD
HAVE TO BE PULLED FROM THE
RULES COMMITTEE AGAIN, AND THEN
IT WOULD BE MOVED ON THE FLOOR.
YOU WON'T OFFICIALLY SEE IT OR
ACTION UNTIL THAT HAPPENS,
WHICH IS STILL QUITE A
SIGNIFICANT LEFT, BUT I KNOW
SEVERAL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED HELPING WITH
SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDER
CONCERNS AND FINGERS CROSSED
ON THIS ONE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, GONZALEZ
AND MOSQUEDA HAVE DONE TO KEEP
THIS MOVING AS MULTIPLE
DIFFERENT FORMATS.
THE DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON COALITION, AND
ROOTED IN RIGHTS FOLKS HAVE
BEEN AMAZING.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLE PARTNERS IN
THIS WORK.
REALLY, I APPRECIATE THE ACLU'S
WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE WITH US
AS THIS MOVES FORWARD,
UNDERSTANDING THOSE MOBILITY
CONCERNS AND BALANCING THAT
WITH PRIVACY CONCERNS.
WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S
LETTER AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AS WELL.
WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL WE CAN
CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD
UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE
ISSUES WITH THE PERIOD OF
MAXIMUM CONSTRAINT, AND THE
NEED FOR THAT MOBILITY RIGHT
NOW.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LET YOU
KNOW ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENGAGE WITH VARIOUS LEGISLATORS
AND WE WILL LIKELY NEED YOUR
HELP.
>> VERY GOOD. úCOUNCILMEMBER M
>> THANKS FOR THE SUMMARY
AGAIN.
GOOD LUCK IN THE LAST 20 DAYS.
I HOPE IT'S 20 DAYS AND YOU
DON'T END UP IN SPECIAL
SESSION.
ONE BILL THAT DIED IN THE SENATE
RULES COMMITTEE, THAT I THINK
IS UNFORTUNATE, AND I THINK
DOES RELATE TO TRANSIT, THOUGH
I THINK THE PREVIOUS TIME I
BROUGHT IT UP, I RELATED IT TO
LABOR STANDARDS, IS SENATE BILL
5457.
THIS IS THE BILL THAT WOULD
HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT AS BIDS
ARE GOING OUT FOR CONTRACTS, WE
DON'T ALLOW FOR THE UNDER
BIDDING UP CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF UNION PARTNERS
WHO ARE WANTING TO CREATE THE
ROADS AND BRIDGES, AND THE BIKE
LANES, RIGHT?
IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
THESE GOOD BIDS GO OUT FOR
CONTRACTS, THAT WE ARE NOT
CREATING A DISINCENTIVE TO HIRE
HIGH QUALITY LABORERS BY
CREATING THE ABILITY TO
UNDERBID, AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
THE BILL WOULD HAVE MADE IT
IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERBID
THESE CONTRACTS, AND I
UNDERSTAND WSDOT WAS OPPOSED TO
THE BILL.
GIVEN THAT THIS MAY COME BACK
NEXT SESSION, I WOULD LOVE TO
TALK WITH THEM IN THE INTERIM
AND SEE IF SDOT IS BEING A GOOD
PARTNER, AS WELL, AND HOW WE
CAN MAYBE GET TO A PLACE WHERE
UNDER BIDDING DOESN'T OCCUR
BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T WANT THAT
FOR ANY OF THE RFPs WE SEND
OUT.
WE WOULDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO
DEVALUE WHAT WE ARE VALUING AS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS WITH THE
PUBLIC DOLLAR WORKING TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE PAYING GOOD LIVING
WAGE JOBS AND INVESTING IN
UNION WORK.
THIS IS EXPLICITLY ALLOWING FOR
UNDER BIDDING TO HAPPEN AND IF
IT IS TO BE RESURRECTED IN NEXT
YEAR'S SESSION, I WOULD LOVE TO
WORK WITH YOU ALL ON THAT.
IT'S A BIG PRIORITY FOR THE
IRON WORKERS, AS WELL.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> YOU GOT MY EMAIL?
>> YES, AND WE WILL HAPPILY
WORK ON SOME DRAFT REMARKS, AS
WELL.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME.
>> I THINK THAT IS NEXT
THURSDAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GO GET THEM.
VERY BRIEFLY, WE DO HAVE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER WE GO
AROUND THE TABLE AND DO A
PREVIEW OF TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL
ACTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I DID
GET A LITTLE INFORMATION THAT
WE DID SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO 35
ORGANIZATIONS.
IT WENT OUT TUESDAY THE 2nd.
IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN OUT
EARLIER, BUT WE'RE STILL TRYING
NOT TO DO A HARD CUT.
WE'RE TRYING TO GENERATE
COMMUNITY INTEREST.
WE HAVE A SHORTAGE IN THE THIS
AFTERNOON.
FOUR OR FIVE ITEMS.
PRIMARILY APPOINTMENTS.
THIS SHOULDN'T TAKE TOO LONG
BUT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM A
HUMAN SERVICES EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR ITS
REGULAR TERM, WHICH IS
TOMORROW, TUESDAY APRIL 9th AT
2:00 P.M.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL
BE REPORTING ON THE
DEVELOPMENTS OF THE HOMELESS
INVESTMENTS OF THE LAST YEAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
YOU'VE GOT A NEWSPAPER AND
EVERYTHING?
USUALLY, A NEWSPAPER MEANS
SOMETHING.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] I WILL BE
BRIEF.
I WILL TRY TO.
THE CIVIC DEVELOP MEANT PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK WITH
TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD
OF PARK COMMISSIONERS VOTED AT
COMMITTEE.
THAT WOULD BE MISTER HUNTLEY
AND MISS McCAFFREY.
THE NEXT MEETING OF OUR
COMMITTEE WILL BE WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 17 AT 2:00 P.M.
WE HAVE PLANNED FOR A SHORTAGE
IN THE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR OUR
LIBRARIES MEETING LATER THAT
DAY AT 2:30.
AFTER COUNCIL BRIEFING TODAY,
WE GO TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE
AND LIBRARY LEVY.
THAT'S FOR ISSUE IDENTIFICATION.
CENTRAL COUNCIL WILL WALK US
THROUGH THE MEMO LAST WEEK.
THIS MEETING WILL BE FOR THE
NEXT MEETING WILL BE THIS
THURSDAY, APRIL 11 AT 5:30.
WE WILL HOLD A MEETING IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
LAST THURSDAY EVENING, THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HOSTED A TOWN HALL IN RESPONSE
TO THE LAKE CITY SHOOTING , A
TRAGEDY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH
AS YOU ALL KNOW, HAPPENED TWO
WEEKS AGO.
I NORMALLY DON'T DO THIS, BUT I
WANT TO DO THIS TODAY BECAUSE
WE'RE STILL HEALING.
THIS WHOLE CITY, NOT JUST THE
NORTH END.
I WANT TO JUST QUICKLY AGAIN
SAY THE NAMES OF THOSE THAT WE
LOST, AND THOSE THAT WERE
HEROIC.
WE HAVE ERIC STARK, WHO WAS
INJURED.
OUR LOCAL DRIVER OF THE METRO
BUS ROUTE, 75 YEARS OLD, AND
DESPITE HIS WOUNDS, DROVE A
FILLED BUS TO SAFETY AND
FOCUSED ON HIS PASSENGERS.
NONE OF THE 12 PASSENGERS WERE
INJURED.
MISTER STARK HAS BEEN WITH
METRO SINCE 2012.
WE ALSO HAD DEBORAH JUDD, WHO
WAS INJURED.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU READ IN
THE NEWS, SHE IS FROM
LAURELHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE IS A TEACHER.
SHE WAS ACTUALLY SHOT THREE
TIMES IN THE ARM, THE SHOULDER
AND THE LONG.
BUT SHE TOOK THE TIME TO
COMMUNICATE TO HER STUDENTS
THAT SHE WOULD BE FINE.
SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR OVER
30 YEARS.
SHE LOVES HER STUDENTS AND SHE
KNOWS HOW TRAUMATIZING IT CAN
BE FOR SEVEN AND EIGHT-YEAR-
OLDS TO PROCESS VIOLENCE, SO
HER FOCUS ON THEM DEMONSTRATED
NOTHING SHORT OF GENEROSITY,
BRAVERY, AND LOVE.
OF COURSE, WE LOST DOCTOR BOB
HASAN.
I WAS HONORED TO MEET SOME OF
HIS FAMILY MEMBERS LAST
THURSDAY NIGHT.
DOCTOR ROBERT HASAN WAS A
RETIRED PHYSICIAN AND AIR FORCE
COLONEL.
HE TRAVELED THE WORLD, HAS TWO
BROTHERS AND DIED OF A GUNSHOT
WOUND TO THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING
HIS CAR.
HE LEAVES A WIFE, CHILD AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
LAST, WE HAVE MISTER LEE.
WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.
HE WAS 75 YEARS OLD.
HE WAS ALSO KILLED WHEN THE
SUSPECT CRASHED INTO HIS
VEHICLE.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
VERY CLOSELY WITH THE NORTH
PRECINCT, AND WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR NEW
CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN SONO, AND WE
HAVE BEEN HAVING MEETINGS AT
THE COMMUNITY CENTER WITH OUR
CHAPLAIN, AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
CIVIL RIGHTS UTILITIES,
ECONOMIC AND ARTS COMMITTEE
AGENDA TODAY.
WE DO HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING
TOMORROW AT OUR 9:30 A.M.
CREATE A MEETING TOMORROW.
WE HAVE OUR FOURTH MEETING ON
THE PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
COUNCIL BILL REGARDING CLOSED
CAPTIONING.
ALTHOUGH IT'S THE FOURTH
MEETING ON THE TOPIC, IT'S THE
THIRD SINCE THE COUNCIL BILL
WAS INTRODUCED AND WE WILL BE
HAVING THE FIRST DISCUSSION ON
THE APPOINTMENT OF MARIKO
LOCKHART AS DIRECTOR FOR THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH
EACH OF YOU THE RESPONSES TO
THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE PREPARED
BY MYSELF, CENTRAL STAFF, AND
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS CONTRIBUTED
TO QUESTIONS.
I MET WITH EACH OF THE FOUR
COMMISSIONS TO SELL IT SOLICIT
THEIR QUESTIONS, AS WELL.
WE WILL RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON
THE ONLY SEATTLE HAD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS PROGRAM FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
AND WILL ALSO BE GETTING A
WORKPLAN BRIEFING FROM THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION.
FINALLY, ALSO FROM THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION, WE WILL BE
HEARING AN UPDATE ON THAT
DEPARTMENT'S ARTS AND CULTURAL
DISTRICTS UPDATE.
TODAY, AT FULL COUNCIL, WE WILL
BE AWARDING THE SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION.
TO WOMEN'S COMMISSION MEMBERS,
AND TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE DEMMAN DAY EVENT, ORGANIZED
BY THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION
COMING UP LATER THIS MONTH.
I WILL CIRCULATE THE
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE.
THANK YOU.
FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO MENTION
A COUPLE OF EVENTS.
ONE THAT HAPPENED OVER THE
WEEKEND THAT I HAD THE PLEASURE
OF PARTICIPATING IN IS THE 27th
ANNUAL SPRING CLEANUP OF THE
PARAMOUNT RAVINE.
WE WORKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS
FOCUSING ON REMOVING GARBAGE
AND DEBRIS FROM AN AREA WHERE
THERE HAS BEEN A HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENT FOR YEARS UNDER THE
BRIDGE, AS WELL AS REMOVING IVY
FROM TREES AND CLEANING THE
SIDEWALKS.
JOHN LANE HAS BEEN ORGANIZING
THIS FOR 20 SOME ODD YEARS.
IT'S JUST, I THINK A REALLY
GOOD EXAMPLE OF A COMMUNITY
COMING TOGETHER.
WE HAD SOME ASSISTACE FROM THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CPT
OFFICER, AS WELL FOR THE
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT.
ONE OTHER QUICK MENTION, JUST A
PLUG FOR TOMORROW MORNING'S
EVENT WITH THE WEST SEATTLE
SENIOR CENTER IN THE JUNCTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THE NEXT HOUSING AND WORKER
HEALTH RIGHTS COMMITTEE WILL BE
APRIL 19 AT 9:30.
WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA
STARTING WITH THE FORT LAWTON
PLAN OVERVIEW.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE IN A
SERIES OF MEETINGS COMING TO
OUR COMMITTEE, AND AS WELL AS
WE HAVE DONE WITH OTHER PIECES
OF LARGE LEGISLATION, PROVIDE
FOR THE FULL COUNCIL, A LITTLE
BINDER, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF
WHAT'S COMING UP IN OUR
COMMITTEE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO
ENGAGE IN FOR FORT LAWTON
DISCUSSION.
THAT WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN US ON
THE 18th.
WE ALSO HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING. WE WILL HAVE
THE CHANCE TO CONSIDER THE
RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE
RESOLUTION, WHICH RECIRCULATED
TWO WEEKS AGO, ASKED FOLKS TO
GIVE US FEEDBACK BY TODAY.
A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE
GIVEN US FEEDBACK.
IF YOU DID HAVE OTHER ITEMS YOU
ARE THINKING OF, AND WOULD LIKE
TO ADD THOSE, PLEASE DO.
I THINK WE SENT AN UPDATED
DRAFT AROUND, SO PEOPLE SAW THE
MOST RECENT UPDATED VERSION.
THERE IS THREE KIND OF
COMPONENTS.
ONE IS THAT A's EXPECTATIONS OF
US AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.
FROM THE NATIONAL TO THE STATE,
TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, IT'S
CRITICAL AS ELECTED STEWARDS
REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC, THAT
WE ACT IN A WAY THAT REPRESENTS
OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND IS FREE
FROM HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION
AND ASSAULT.
AT THE VERY CORE OF OUR BEING,
WE SHOULD MAKE SURE WE ARE
RESPECTFUL AND RESPECTING THESE
OFFICES, AND THE POWER AND
PRIVILEGE WE HAVE.
THE SECOND THING IS IT HAS
EXPECTATIONS OF OUR STAFF, WHO
ARE ALSO IN A VERY IMPORTANT
POSITION OF PELECH,
REPRESENTING US IN THE
COMMUNITY, AS WELL, SO WE HAVE
SIMILAR EXPECTATIONS OF OUR
TEAM MEMBERS, AND EVERYBODY IN
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, BUT
IT'S ALSO, ACTUALLY APPLYING TO
EXPECTATIONS OF THE PUBLIC, AND
HOW WE ENGAGE, AS WELL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PROTECTING THOSE TEAM MEMBERS,
OUR STAFF AND OFFICES FROM THE
VITRIOL AND RHETORIC THAT IS
OUT THERE AND THE TENOR ACROSS
THE NATION THAT HAS PROMPTED
VIOLENCE IN MANY SITUATIONS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAD WITH
OUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE ALSO
RESPECTFUL.
ON MY COMMUTE IN THIS MORNING
COLLAZOS LOOKING TO THE NEWS ON
DEMOCRACY NOW, THERE WAS A
PRETTY SHOCKING OVERVIEW OF THE
LEVEL OF HATE THAT HAS COME
INTO, FOR EXAMPLE, CONGRESS
MEMBER ILHAN OMAR'S OFFICE,
WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL COLD AND
HAD AN EXPLETIVE RANTING
AGAINST THE STAFF MEMBERS,
CUSSING AT THEM, AND INVOKED
HIS HATE OF HER RELIGION, AND
IDENTITY, AND I THINK THAT TYPE
OF HATE AND VITRIOL AT THE
NATIONAL LEVEL IS SOMETHING WE
HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AS
WELL.
NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL OF OFFICE
WE ALL PARTICIPATE IN, WE
EXPECT RESPECT TO GO BOTH WAYS,
SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS.
THAT WILL BE SENT AROUND THE
UPDATED VERSION.
IT WILL BE SENT AROUND BY THE
END OF THE DAY.
I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO AGAIN
PARTICIPATE IN THE APRIL 18
MEETING.
LASTLY, WE WILL BE CONSIDERING
A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE
DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST
COMMITTEE, THANKS TO BOARD
MEMBER WOLFE AND MEMBERS OF
L.I.E.
FOR COMING IN AND HAVING A
CONVERSATION WITH US ABOUT THE
NEED TO ENSURE THERE IS HARMONY
IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT FOR OUR
SICK AND SAFE LEAVE POLICIES,
FOR ALL WORKERS IN THE CITY,
INCLUDING OUR FOLKS WHO CLEAN
OUR YARDS AND SIX OUR LUNCHES
AT THE SCHOOL GROUNDS.
WE HAD A CHANCE ON FRIDAY TO
VISIT DISTRICT 4. MONTH FOUR,
DISTRICT 4. WE HAD A CHANCE TO
SEE LAST FRIDAY, THE NORTHEAST
DISTRICT COUNCIL, NEIGHBORHOOD
FARMERS MARKET, OTHER NINA
BRYANT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
AND VISIT THE CONSERVATION
CORPS.
FOLKS WHO ARE CURRENTLY AND
PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS IN JOB
SKILLS AND PLACEMENT IN HOUSING
úAND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
I AM VERY IMPRESSED BY THE
INDIVIDUALS WE MET THERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SCALING THAT
UP AND CREATING STRONGER
CONNECTIONS TO THOSE STRONG
UNION JOBS.
THIS WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS
IN DISTRICT 4 MEETING WITH
FOLKS AT SOLID GROUND.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, AND WE ARE
GOING TO BE AT THE FAMILY WORKS
FOOD BANK ON FRIDAY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR
THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON THE
RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE RESOLUTION.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
WEIGH IN, HAPPY TO DO SO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE NOTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FOR THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
ARE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
FOR APRIL 10, 2019, WILL BE
CANCELED.
WE WILL INSTEAD HAVE A SPECIAL
MEETING OF MY COMMITTEE ON
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 AT
2:00 P.M.
HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THAT SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE
CALLED TO CONSIDER A COUPLE OF
MATTERS.
THE FIRST ONE IS WE WILL
CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE
FAMILY'S EDUCATION AND PROMISE
LEVY IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN.
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED AS A
CONSENSUS PACKAGE AND
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT ATTEND A
COMMITTEE MAY PULL AMENDMENTS
FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION FROM
THAT CONSENSUS PACKAGE IF THEY
SO WISH.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE WILL
BRING THAT OUT OF COMMITTEE ON
THURSDAY, APRIL 18.
AND IF WE DO SO, I WILL ASK FOR
THE RULES TO BE SUSPENDED IN
ORDER TO ALLOW THE FULL COUNCIL
TO CONSIDER THE AMENDED
VERSION OF THE LIMITATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN AT FULL COUNCIL
ON APRIL 22, 2019.
SECOND, WE WILL CONSIDER NINE
APARTMENTS AND/OR
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
COMING.
MY OFFICE WILL HAVE FIVE OF
THOSE NINE NOMINATIONS, AND I
AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
SLATE OF NOMINEES THAT WE HAVE
FOR THE COMMITTEE POLICE
COMMISSION. LASTLY, I WILL JUST
SAY HAPPY YOUNGSTER DAY. TODAY
IS TAKE YOUR YOUNGSTERS TO WORK
DAY.
IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO JOIN
THEM IN THE LANDIS ROOM EARLIER
THIS MORNING TO GIVE THEM A
WALK HIM AND I KNOW THEY HAVE
WALKED THROUGH THE HALL ON THE
SECOND FLOOR ALREADY THIS
MORNING.
I THINK YOU WILL SEE THEM
FLOATING AROUND CITY HALL FOR
MOST OF THE DAY, SO REALLY
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO
TRY TO OPEN YOUR DOORS AND
WELCOME THEM IN, AND HELP THEM
COLLECT ALL OF THE STAMPS THAT
THEY NEED IN THEIR PASSPORTS,
IN THERE CITY HALL PASSPORTS.
THEY WILL BE IN THE BIRTH OF
KNIGHT LANDIS ROOM.
MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AND
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SO PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO GO DOWN AND SAY
HELLO.
THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEIR
COUNCILMEMBERS AND I KNOW THAT
THEIR PARENTS, WHO ARE CITY
EMPLOYEES, WOULD LOVE TO SEE
YOU, AS WELL.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME
TO CARRY ON IN THE TRADITION OF
NOW FORMER COUNCILMEMBER ROB
JOHNSON MAKING SURE WE HAVE A
KID FRIENDLY CITY HALL AND
FAMILY FAMILY.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO TAKE OVER THIS EVENT
AND HOST THESE FAMILIES HERE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR
PARTICIPATING.
>> IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
BEFORE THE LAST COUNCILMEMBERS
SPEAK, WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS
OUT HERE AT 10:30.
WE STILL HAVE
>>> WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT
MEETING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO LAST
WEEK.
ALLISON IN MY OFFICE SENT IT
OUT.
WE WILL BE CONSIDERING
LEGISLATION THAT WILL AUTHORIZE
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
WASHINGTON STATE FAIRIES FOR
THE WATERFRONT.
WE WILL BE ACCEPTING NON- CITY
FUNDING FROM THE WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES AS WELL AS THE
STATE CONVENTION CENTER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET
US KNOW.
THIS COMING FRIDAY AT 9:30, WE
WILL HAVE A SCHEDULED MEETING
ON THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO
CONSIDER THE CONFIRMATION FOR
JASON JOHNSON.
I HAVE MET WITH MANY GROUPS
THAT HAVE ASKED FOR THAT.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS HAVE GONE
OU.
I WILL REACH OUT TO YOU TO SEE
IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE ANSWERED FOR THAT DAY.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS
THAT TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MY
OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH S
D.O.T.
WE HAVE DONE THESE AROUND THE
CITY IN THE PAST.
WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON CITY
HALL PARK, THE NEXT BLOCK.
IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED, THAT
IS TOMORROW AT 2:30.
THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND
TO PEOPLE INTERESTED IN WORKING
TO HELP US COLLECT DATA FOR
PUBLIC LIFE TOMORROW AT 2:30.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION HAS TWO ITEMS.
TWO APPOINTMNTS TO -- I'M
SORRY, REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
LEVY TO THE SEATTLE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING THIS
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I FORGOT ONE THING.
>> I'M SORRY.
I WILL MAKE IT REALLY FAST.
I JUST WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW
THAT MY OFFICE LAST WEEK WAS
BRIEFED AND GIVEN AN UPDATE ON
THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
PROGRAM AT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW THIS IS SOME OF YOU --
SOMETHING MANY OF YOU HAVE AN
INTEREST IN.
I WAS REMINDED THAT I FORGOT TO
GIVE PEOPLE A HEADS UP --
ABOUT INFORMATION AROUND
IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION.
AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A HIGH
LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN THE
RENEWAL AND THE NEW STRUCTURE
OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT
THE RESPONSE WILL COME TO US
PROBABLY BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.
AND I ASKED THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THEY
REACH OUT TO COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
HAVE EXPRESSED STRONG INTEREST
IN THIS SUBJECT TO DO ONE-ON-
ONE BRIEFS AFTER THE REPORT HAS
BEEN RELEASED.
I KNOW SEVERAL OF US ARE
EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN THIS
PROGRAM AND SEEING IT PROGRESS.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT
DOWN WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF DIAZ
AND THE PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE
ONE THAT MANY OF YOU WILL BE
PLEASED WITH.
SO WE ALSO WILL BE HAVING A
HEARING ON THE PROPOSED PLAN
AROUND COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICERS IN MY COMMITTEE IN
EARLY MAY.
AND SO WE WILL MAKE SURE TO
SEND THAT DATE AROUND OR TALK
WITH THE COUNCIL'S OFFICE ABOUT
THE PRESENTATION BEING MADE IN
COUNCIL BRIEFING WHICH MAY BE
AN APPROPRIATE USE OF OUR TIME
HERE IN THE MORNING.
I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING MORE
TIME.
>> IT IS AN EXCITING
DEVELOPMENT.
THIS SESSION SHOULD BE SHORT
BUT VERY IMPORTANT.
LET ME MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
I WILL ANNOUNCE THAT THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
AN EXECUTIVE SECTION TO DISCUSS
LITIGATION.
THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH OUR CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AUTHORIZED BY
LAW.
AND ILLEGAL MONITOR IS PRESENT
TO MAKE SURE WE RESERVE
QUESTIONS A POLICY FOR THE
PUBLIC OPEN SESSIONS.
THIS SESSION SHOULD LAST
APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES.
THAT WILL BE 10:50 A.M.
BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE
BACK INTO THE PUBLIC SESSION.
IF WE GO BEYOND THE 15 MINUTES,
WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT IN THE
OPEN SESSION. WITH THAT, WE
WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SECTION -- SESSION.